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Reconstruction:Proto-Permic/-mu̇s

This Proto-Permic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Permic

Etymology

Often assumed to be a derivation of *-mu̇n (“-ty”) with the elative suffix *-iś with a shift *-mu̇niś > *-mu̇ś followed by an irregular shift *-ś > *-s.

Has also been compared with Proto-Turkic *-mïĺ (cf. Tatar -мыш (-mış)).

Suffix

*-mu̇s

  1. (unproductive) lacking from ten

Derived terms
Proto-Permic terms suffixed with *-mu̇s

References
  • L. Honti (1993) Die Grundzahlwörter der Uralischen Sprachen. [The cardinal numbers in Uralic languages] (in German), Budapest, page 157
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